CENTCOM announced that the USS Tripoli and its 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit have reached their 'area of responsibility.'
Iran continues to risk Trump’s ire by insisting it did not ask for a 10-day pause, and no negotiations are underway The deployment consists of about 3,500 sailors and Marines, “transport and strike fighter aircraft,” and “amphibious assault and tactical assets,” according to CENTCOM.
The troops are part of a recent surging of assets to the region as the war has hit its one-month mark.and its 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit to the Middle East, a deployment consisting of roughly 2,200 Marines. They are due to reach the region in early April. The role of the over 5,000 troops is currently unclear, but their deployment has raised fears the United States may be looking to launch ground operations in Iran.Much of those are dependent on how the negotiations with Iran play out and if it reopens the Strait of Hormuz. Regarding the latter, Iran has allowed some ships to pass through in the past week, including from Pakistan, India, Russia, China, Iraq, Malaysia, and Thailand. In the event it isn’t reopened by April 6, Trump has also threated to bomb Iran’s power plants, in what would be a significant escalation.
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